Anyone going to be at Race the Runway this year? Great time last year.
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Yes.
Will and I will be there with cars, barring unforeseen problems. I believe a few local owners will be coming along for support and to help collect the pieces that fall off my car.
Did you sell yours yet?
Mark
Will and I will be there with cars, barring unforeseen problems. I believe a few local owners will be coming along for support and to help collect the pieces that fall off my car.
Did you sell yours yet?
Mark
Yes sold. It went to California. We will be there in the VIP section this year.
Fantastic. Come cheer us on and introduce yourself.
Mark
Mark
tell me more about this event?
Here's the link.
It will be a lot of fast cars and testosterone. It's been fun in the past to watch Will spank his Group 4 down the runway. This year there he will be there and I will too, but not with my Pantera.
http://racetherunway.com
Mark
It will be a lot of fast cars and testosterone. It's been fun in the past to watch Will spank his Group 4 down the runway. This year there he will be there and I will too, but not with my Pantera.
http://racetherunway.com
Mark
great link looks like a lot of fun. please take lots of pics and vid...
Mark -
Are you going to "Race the Runway" in the Longchamp?
Rocky
Are you going to "Race the Runway" in the Longchamp?
Rocky
No, that would be too boring. I am planning to take my GT40. Might use my Pantera as a back-up in case I blow up the GT40 before that.
Mark
Mark
deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
Here are a couple vids for those who may have not seen them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk_p4HjJkPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVQgOHEHrk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfMBVJ7Vdt0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzUa0CIW_gM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk_p4HjJkPQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUVQgOHEHrk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfMBVJ7Vdt0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzUa0CIW_gM
Have fun you guys, that looks way cool!!!
deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
LOVE the pantera launching at 1:34 on the vimeo...39
Not trying to hijack your thread just wanted to mention The Michigan Mile we had here last year. 10,000 foot runway with one mile to go flat out. But was cancelled at the last minute this year. I really really wanted to go see this event. Last years top speed was if I remember was 217 MPH by a 1000HP GTR. These runs sound so awesome.
Jeff
Jeff
deniscCaretaker of 8MA1244 '70 Euro Mangusta DRIVE THEM, THEY WERE MEANT TO BE DRIVEN, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE, BUY A POSTER!
FWIW someone snuck-in and did a couple test runs, so Will will have a bit of competition this year 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_Fr17n-uI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_Fr17n-uI
Sadly, the take-off area was very slippery preventing any good traction. It looked like some poutine grease was still leftover from last year's event. 
Mark
Mark
Well, I finally downloaded the few pictures I shot at the Race-the-Runway event. Pretty sad collection, and hardly any decent Pantera shots, unfortunately.
My excuse is that I was more concerned with not embarrassing myself driving my car off the runway or spinning out (I left that to a few others) and so concentrating on driving and car prep won out over taking pictures.
John Christian (everyone knows him as J.C.) came from Michigan with his ’73 Pantera L along with Will Demelo from Oakville in his Group4 clone to join me in thrashing our cars as hard as we could down the all-too-short runway. J.C. drove 9 hours each way, and Will five-hours each way to take part in this fun one-day annual event. Along with the 100 or so cars doing three high-speed runs, there was an impressive car show (some 300+ cars) that included some really rare (a freshly and gorgeously restored Countach 500QV) and cool rides.
The lone Pantera supporter was Andy Carbognin who came out to support us — sharing his great looking red Pantera with the adoring crowd at the car display.
Will and J.C. arrived the day before and, beers-in-hand, we spent time checking, cleaning, adjusting and parts-swapping. J.C. removed his stock exhaust tail section and replaced it with a set of straight-through pipes that made his car sound truly awesome. His hope was a few extra horsepower which I think he achieved. For this event I decided to bring my GT40 as neither of my Panteras would have had ANY chance of keeping up with either Will or J.C. I felt a bit embarrassed that my “prep” consisted of stuffing some gas in my GT40, checking the fluid levels and torquing a few bolts.
The day started very early and with grey skies. Luckily no rain fell and the sun did eventually make it out later in the afternoon. Cars were organized into five groups of around 20 cars each. One at a time, each group would gather at the start end of the runway and one-by-one take a run. Once a car had left the runway safely the next car was released. It was pretty quick with one car leaving every 45 seconds or so. Will, J.C. and I were all in the same group, so I couldn’t really take pictures of their runs. Here is a shot of J.C.’s car as our group waits for the previous group to finish. The Pantera looks small next to a Mustang, but it sure towers over the GT40!
After each run drivers received their “speeding ticket” with their 1/4-mile time and half-mile speed. Half mile seems like a lot, but it’s not. Particularly when the runway has old, slippery asphalt (made quick starting a chore) and only a 1/4-mile stopping zone. That seems like a lot until you approach it at 135+ MPH and need to stop!
Here we are at the start end of the runway awaiting our runs. I commented to one of the motorbike riders that they must have balls of steel to do this. One guy replied “no, just empty helmets!”. The others agreed.
My best run half-mile speed was 136 mph and a 1/4 time of 12.38. Will’s top speed was exactly the same as mine, but his 1/4 was way better at 11.63. J.C., with his (ahem…) “stock” Pantera, did 132 mph and a 1/4 time of 12.2. Stock my ass… Although he did get something like 19 mpg at an aveage speed of 75 mph on his drive home, which is pretty impressive!
Here Will and I discuss what would have happened had ANYONE from the Quebec branch of our motley crew showed up for a poutine-flinging contest. My brother-in law (red shirt) tries his best to pretend he doesn’t know us.
In between the runs we spent time walking around and checking out the other cars. I somehow ended up parked beside a near Ford GT owned by a guy named Terry from Toronto who drives the car everywhere. It has 56,000 miles on it and it performed impressively. It looked like it would make a nice stable-mate too.
The top scores of the day came from a 2000 HP Heffner TT Lamborghini Super Trofeo Stradal (top speed in the 1/2-mile was a blistering 206 mph with a 1/4 time of 8.9 seconds! One awesome machine with a dedicated pit crew and a transporter I’d be happy to call my home!
We all had a fantastic time and managed to leave at the end of the day with fully functioning cars! I am already looking forward to next year. Just need to lower the front of my car another 1/2”, tweak the alignment. Maybe fit an 8-stack injection system… yeah. It’s a disease…
My excuse is that I was more concerned with not embarrassing myself driving my car off the runway or spinning out (I left that to a few others) and so concentrating on driving and car prep won out over taking pictures.
John Christian (everyone knows him as J.C.) came from Michigan with his ’73 Pantera L along with Will Demelo from Oakville in his Group4 clone to join me in thrashing our cars as hard as we could down the all-too-short runway. J.C. drove 9 hours each way, and Will five-hours each way to take part in this fun one-day annual event. Along with the 100 or so cars doing three high-speed runs, there was an impressive car show (some 300+ cars) that included some really rare (a freshly and gorgeously restored Countach 500QV) and cool rides.
The lone Pantera supporter was Andy Carbognin who came out to support us — sharing his great looking red Pantera with the adoring crowd at the car display.
Will and J.C. arrived the day before and, beers-in-hand, we spent time checking, cleaning, adjusting and parts-swapping. J.C. removed his stock exhaust tail section and replaced it with a set of straight-through pipes that made his car sound truly awesome. His hope was a few extra horsepower which I think he achieved. For this event I decided to bring my GT40 as neither of my Panteras would have had ANY chance of keeping up with either Will or J.C. I felt a bit embarrassed that my “prep” consisted of stuffing some gas in my GT40, checking the fluid levels and torquing a few bolts.
The day started very early and with grey skies. Luckily no rain fell and the sun did eventually make it out later in the afternoon. Cars were organized into five groups of around 20 cars each. One at a time, each group would gather at the start end of the runway and one-by-one take a run. Once a car had left the runway safely the next car was released. It was pretty quick with one car leaving every 45 seconds or so. Will, J.C. and I were all in the same group, so I couldn’t really take pictures of their runs. Here is a shot of J.C.’s car as our group waits for the previous group to finish. The Pantera looks small next to a Mustang, but it sure towers over the GT40!
After each run drivers received their “speeding ticket” with their 1/4-mile time and half-mile speed. Half mile seems like a lot, but it’s not. Particularly when the runway has old, slippery asphalt (made quick starting a chore) and only a 1/4-mile stopping zone. That seems like a lot until you approach it at 135+ MPH and need to stop!
Here we are at the start end of the runway awaiting our runs. I commented to one of the motorbike riders that they must have balls of steel to do this. One guy replied “no, just empty helmets!”. The others agreed.
My best run half-mile speed was 136 mph and a 1/4 time of 12.38. Will’s top speed was exactly the same as mine, but his 1/4 was way better at 11.63. J.C., with his (ahem…) “stock” Pantera, did 132 mph and a 1/4 time of 12.2. Stock my ass… Although he did get something like 19 mpg at an aveage speed of 75 mph on his drive home, which is pretty impressive!
Here Will and I discuss what would have happened had ANYONE from the Quebec branch of our motley crew showed up for a poutine-flinging contest. My brother-in law (red shirt) tries his best to pretend he doesn’t know us.
In between the runs we spent time walking around and checking out the other cars. I somehow ended up parked beside a near Ford GT owned by a guy named Terry from Toronto who drives the car everywhere. It has 56,000 miles on it and it performed impressively. It looked like it would make a nice stable-mate too.
The top scores of the day came from a 2000 HP Heffner TT Lamborghini Super Trofeo Stradal (top speed in the 1/2-mile was a blistering 206 mph with a 1/4 time of 8.9 seconds! One awesome machine with a dedicated pit crew and a transporter I’d be happy to call my home!
We all had a fantastic time and managed to leave at the end of the day with fully functioning cars! I am already looking forward to next year. Just need to lower the front of my car another 1/2”, tweak the alignment. Maybe fit an 8-stack injection system… yeah. It’s a disease…
And hardly ANY video seems to have surfaced. This one has my first GT40 run.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erq-laVM8Ic
We’re rolling out at 0:25 and my pass starts at 4:10. Unfortunately this doesn’t have the Pantera runs.
Maybe more will follow.
Mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erq-laVM8Ic
We’re rolling out at 0:25 and my pass starts at 4:10. Unfortunately this doesn’t have the Pantera runs.
Maybe more will follow.
Mark
""Here Will and I discuss what would have happened had ANYONE from the Quebec branch of our motley crew showed up for a poutine-flinging contest. My brother-in law (red shirt) tries his best to pretend he doesn’t know us."""
BAWAHAHAHA!!!
Great time out at race the runway. What makes it great is hosts like Mark and fellow Pantera guys like Andy, JC, Denis, Bohdan that come out to join us.
I broke down (first time in 6 yrs) and it had no effect on me because of all the help I had with my Pantera brothers. Mark and his lovely wife had to stop the diagnostics/repair to feed us with an incredible steak dinner.
Awesome time with awesome people. Cant wait until next year.
Will
BAWAHAHAHA!!!
Great time out at race the runway. What makes it great is hosts like Mark and fellow Pantera guys like Andy, JC, Denis, Bohdan that come out to join us.
I broke down (first time in 6 yrs) and it had no effect on me because of all the help I had with my Pantera brothers. Mark and his lovely wife had to stop the diagnostics/repair to feed us with an incredible steak dinner.
Awesome time with awesome people. Cant wait until next year.
Will
Link to Will's first run, love the announcement about Will's Pantera being the fastest Pantera in Quebec.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...ilpage&v=qQTzURoG5cw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...ilpage&v=qQTzURoG5cw
"GT40"as in REAL GT40?!...One of the 107 produced between 1964-69...I'm sensitive about people's liberal usage of the Ferrari Killer "GT40"...Markquote:Originally posted by Mark Charlton:
No, that would be too boring. I am planning to take my GT40. Might use my Pantera as a back-up in case I blow up the GT40 before that.
Mark
Is it a real car? Well, yes. Is it an original GT40? Of course not. Would I thrash a $5+ million car? No, I wouldn't. Don't be too sensitive. I'm sensitive to people calling Ford GTs GT40s and I still manage to sleep at night. BTW, if it's left-hand drive, it is almost certainly NOT an original car.
The Group4 Pantera was also not "real". But the red Pantera was.
Mark
The Group4 Pantera was also not "real". But the red Pantera was.
Mark
My sister in law managed to get some video of Will's, J.C.'s and my runs, as well as a few more photos. Thanks Deb!
Here is a shot of Will's car at rest with J.C.'s at the right, and a video of Will's top speed run (218 km per hour).
and the video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obs0Nq_onhM
Mark
Here is a shot of Will's car at rest with J.C.'s at the right, and a video of Will's top speed run (218 km per hour).
and the video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obs0Nq_onhM
Mark
and one of J.C.'s car:
And his best run with a top speed in the half-mile of 211 km per hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oUIR24vriI
Mark
And his best run with a top speed in the half-mile of 211 km per hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oUIR24vriI
Mark